No doubt many of you will have immediately looked at our front page picture and subsequent story about the Frome 'ghost' sighting and thought 'that is ridiculous - it must be a con'.

To be honest being a cynical old hack, that was probably my first impression as well but the actual strength of comments made by people who saw the image and cannot work out what it can possibly be has definitely made me look twice.

The thing about ghosts and (dare I say it) their out-of-space equivalent, aliens, is that a lot of people will not believe that any such thing exists no matter what evidence is put before them. I have to say I'm probably one of those 'non believers' in this regard myself but I do think it pays to be open-minded. As such I'm sure that this image will create a lot of debate among the regulars at the Packhorse pub and indeed those people such as the town's resident ghost hunter Nick Thurston who is already convinced this could be something quite exciting in that weird paranormal world.

What has added to the speculation amongst pubgoers is other unexplained events that have happened in the building and I've no doubt that over the next few days and weeks people will be keeping a very close eye on proceedings as they sup their pints at the Packhorse.

Of course (and I'm sure there are a lot of you still thinking this) there could be a perfectly rational explanation and we would be delighted to hear it if you have one.

And if you know of any other ghostly goings-on in and around Frome then do let us know. You may think 'who am I gonna call - Ghostbusters?' but don't forget to call us as well afterwards!